diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index ed0510a912c8ac459065f8e7cccf64b07c9973ed..edc88bc68b3db254222c8a03edb7f43619aa2a1b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -718,6 +718,7 @@ _request_firmware_prepare(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
 	mutex_lock(&fw_lock);
 	if (test_bit(FW_STATUS_ABORT, &buf->status)) {
 		fw_priv = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+		firmware->priv = buf;
 		_request_firmware_cleanup(firmware_p);
 		goto exit;
 	} else if (test_bit(FW_STATUS_DONE, &buf->status)) {